The nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing a great deal of pain. Which assessment data would be considered normal under those circumstances?
A) Decreased heart rate
B) Hypoglycemia
C) Increased urinary output
D) Decreased gastric motility
D
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A) Primary action B) Secondary action C) Hypersensitivity reaction D) Allergic reaction
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient prescribed prednisone to be taken on alternate days. The patient asks why he cannot take half a pill every day. What is the nurse's best response?
A) To eliminate adverse side effects B) To prolong therapeutic effects C) To prevent steroid tolerance D) To decrease adrenal suppression
The nurse identifies the diagnosis of impaired physical mobility as being appropriate for an older patient. What defining characteristics did the nurse most likely assess in this patient? Standard Text: Select all that apply
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a. Perception b. Transduction c. Transmission d. Modulation